What to do with pollinated buds?

Hi all

I have a female that I have had In with a male in an attempt to get some seeds.. Im new to this so I'm actually not sure what to do with the buds when the plant is done growing

I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone can answer

Do I dry and cure the buds first or do I just dive in and get the seeds as soon as the plant is done growing?

If I do dry the buds will the seeds be ok or will drying the buds hurt the seeds?

If the correct process is to get the seeds out while the buds are still wet how do I dry what's left of the plant for smoking?

How do I store the seeds safely?

Hopfully you guys can bear with my newbeness I just dont want to stuff it up.

Thanks

I let my buds dry first. I suppose you could just get them from a fresh bud with no problem. If you plan on keeping these seeds for a long time, say over a year or so, put them in an air-tight container in the fridge. Otherwise, you can store the seeds anyhow you want as long as they don't get wet or baked. I have seeds sitting on my table from last year and I'm sure they'll pop fine.

After harvesting your seeds, give them 4 to 6 weeks to rest. IIRC, this is called "winterizing". In nature, a seed will fall to the dirt, winter will come and pass, and that seed will germinate in the spring.
Trying to germinate fresh seeds will result in low germination rates!

T macc said:

I let my buds dry first. I suppose you could just get them from a fresh bud with no problem. If you plan on keeping these seeds for a long time, say over a year or so, put them in an air-tight container in the fridge. Otherwise, you can store the seeds anyhow you want as long as they don't get wet or baked. I have seeds sitting on my table from last year and I'm sure they'll pop fine.

After harvesting your seeds, give them 4 to 6 weeks to rest. IIRC, this is called "winterizing". In nature, a seed will fall to the dirt, winter will come and pass, and that seed will germinate in the spring.
Trying to germinate fresh seeds will result in low germination rates!

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Awesome thanks heaps for the help

Cb750supersport said:

Awesome thanks heaps for the help

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No problemo

I let my seed bud dry for about 4 weeks then rub them with your fingers to remove the seed.
Store in a cool dry place and you'll be golden.

Dry like it's the best bud ever. If you separate the seed early the remaining flower is worth smoking, pressing, blasting or RSO.